What you need to know about Ontario’s carbon pricing drama
Jun 20, 2018 by Sarah Buchanan (Program Manager, Clean Economy)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
Premier-designate Doug Ford has promised to “scrap the carbon tax.” This promise has raised important concerns about how this will be achieved, and…Read More
Everything you wanted to know about carbon pricing but were afraid to ask
May 16, 2018 by Sarah Buchanan (Program Manager, Clean Economy)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
As part of the efforts to combat climate change, governments around the world are putting a price on carbon, making polluters pay for…Read More
Carbon pricing has no downside, so why are we still arguing about it?
Apr 09, 2018 by Sarah Buchanan (Program Manager, Clean Economy)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
Two new reports from the Clean Economy Alliance lend even more support to the growing evidence from economists and scientists that carbon pricing…Read More
How Mill Street co-founder Steve Abrams brewed up some big energy savings in his home
Mar 23, 2018 by Sarah Buchanan (Program Manager, Clean Economy)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
Steve Abrams is the co-founder of Mill Street Brewing, Canada’s largest producer of organic beer. When he and his wife decided to buy a…Read More
7 key questions answered about home energy retrofits
Feb 13, 2018 by Sarah Buchanan (Program Manager, Clean Economy)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
Is it time to get your home in shape with a home energy retrofit? Have you been thinking about how to cozy up your…Read More
Ontario gets a solid B+ on its 2017 climate report card
Jan 31, 2018 by Sarah Buchanan (Program Manager, Clean Economy)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
Ontario has taken ambitious action in the past year to price carbon through a cap-and-trade system and implement a wealth of new…Read More
How to reduce your home carbon footprint and stop money from flying out the window
Dec 13, 2017 by Sarah Buchanan (Program Manager, Clean Economy)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
Now that winter is here, are you feeling the drafts whistling through your doors and windows? You can do more than throw on…Read More
Ontario’s carbon market holds strong in uncertain times
Dec 07, 2017 by Sarah Buchanan (Program Manager, Clean Economy)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
Adding to three consecutive cap-and-trade auctions that sold out this year and raised $1.5 billion in revenue for climate action, Ontario’s carbon market…Read More
Six things you need to know about electric cars in Canada: Your questions answered
Nov 30, 2017 by Sarah Buchanan (Program Manager, Clean Economy)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
Electric cars, or EVs, are a fast-growing alternative to the gas-guzzling vehicles that 99% of the world’s drivers still use. While they’re very exciting,…Read More
How electric vehicles can save lives and make you look cooler
Nov 01, 2017 by Sarah Buchanan (Program Manager, Clean Economy)
Categories: Clean Economy, Climate Change
The City of Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health recently sounded the alarm on traffic-related air pollution (TRAP), and proposed a set of sweeping…Read More